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Increase of eight percent: Vienna Airport handles more cargo in the first quarter of 2025

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Vienna Airport records a successful first quarter, increasing its tonnage by 5,222 tons to a total of 73,280 tons in the first three months of 2025. This represents an eight percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Air Cargo

Reuters | May 20, 2025

China-US air freight tumbles on ‘de minimis’ tariff; airlines adjust routes

Air freight capacity between China and the U.S. dropped by almost a third after a tax-free exemption for low-value items out of China was removed this month, industry data showed, denting a significant revenue stream for Asia's major airlines.

DHL transforms DHL Health Logistics campus in Florstadt into a European pharmaceutical hub

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Logistics

DHL Group is moving forward with the strategic expansion of its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) campus in Florstadt near Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Montway Auto Transport adds Angels Moving Autos to brand portfolio, strengthening its luxury vehicle shipping services

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Trucking

IntelliShift continues momentum with industry recognition and customer-first innovation

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Trucking

April Port of Los Angeles volume robust ahead of drop coming from tariffs

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

April cargo up 9.4%, year-over-year growth in 19 of last 21 months

Energy

Reuters | May 20, 2025

First LNG ship bunkering hub in US Gulf Coast secures permits to start work

A joint venture project developing the first marine fuel facility for liquefied natural gas in the U.S. Gulf Coast has secured final permits and construction is expected to begin later this year, executives involved said on Monday.

NAWE returns to USTR to testify on proposed maritime tariff actions

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

Carl Bentzel, President of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE), testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) during the public hearing on proposed tariff actions under the ongoing Section 301 investigation into China’s efforts to dominate the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries.

Savannah container trade up 17% in April

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Georgia Ports Authority had its busiest April ever for container trade, moving 515,500 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month.

Logistics Plus named finalist for Qlik 2025 Global Transformation Award

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Logistics

Recognition highlights analytics leadership and business intelligence innovation

US expected to declare Biden fuel economy rules exceeded legal authority

Reuters | May 20, 2025 | Energy | Green Shipping

The U.S. Transportation Department is expected to declare that fuel economy rules issued under then President Joe Biden exceeded the government's legal authority by including electric vehicles in setting the rules, automaker officials said Monday.

Mexican ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge made no distress calls, Mexico says

Reuters | May 20, 2025 | Maritime

Energy

Reuters | May 20, 2025

US trade panel’s vote paves way for stiff tariffs on many solar imports

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined on Tuesday that domestic solar panel makers were materially harmed or threatened by a flood of cheap imports from four Southeast Asian nations, bringing the United States a step closer to imposing stiff duties on those goods.

AAPA urges USTR to consider alternatives to tariffs on cranes taxing port development

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

In response to a proposed additional 100% tariff on Chinese manufactured ship-to-shore (STS) by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Trump Administration, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) continues to fiercely advocate for the port and maritime industry.

Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India unit

Reuters | May 20, 2025 | International Trade

Apple supplier Foxconn will invest $1.5 billion in its India unit, the company said in a filing, as the iPhone maker shifts more manufacturing out of tariff-hit China.

Energy

Reuters | May 20, 2025

US lifts ban on New York offshore wind project after gas compromise

The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind, a $5 billion wind farm project off the coast of New York, in a compromise with the state that could also see cancelled plans for a gas pipeline revived, officials said on Tuesday.

US Senate to vote this week on bill to bar California 2035 EV plan

Reuters | May 20, 2025 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

The U.S. Senate plans to vote this week to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday.

Shipping in a tariff truce: A shipper’s guide to container strategy

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

The latest episode of The Freight Buyers' Club is now available on all podcast platforms including:

Roll-on/Roll-off cargo a port success story

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

Roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo keeps on rolling at the Port of Galveston.

Global steel sector lagging on green transition as coal-powered production rises, research shows

Reuters | May 20, 2025 | Energy | International Trade | Commodity

As much as 303 million metric tons per year of new high-emitting blast furnace capacity is under development, especially in major steel producers India and China, new research showed, suggesting it will still make up the vast majority of production by 2030.

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